Today, more than 500 fifth grade students filled the auditorium. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, they are gathered to celebrate their accomplishments and honor local heroes from the stage.
These students have learned their important roles in America’s future thanks to an immersive experience in civics, character, financial literacy and social studies. And in the closing piece of the program, Torch Teams, students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world.
Students chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Authentic Liberty Replicas . They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See the heroes honored in the photo gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Shelby County Community Alliance. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
Were you at the event? See the photo gallery below to find yourself, to revisit the magic or watch it unfold for the first time >
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- Getting ready to celebrate!
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- Excited to honor their heroes!
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- Principal Brent Byars welcomes everyone to the celebration!
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- Hannah & Lauren lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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- Our Super Citizen Teacher Ann Jay Harrison sings beautifully our National Anthem!
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- This incredible hero and World War II Veteran sings along with the National Anthem!
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- WWII Veteran, Oliver Glenn Wilson is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his great grandson Lex and his friend Wyatt.
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- Liam and Leah honored Allie as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Officer Monique Bivins is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Aubrey & Kelly.
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- Edwin Bosch is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Allie & Mylee. His grandsons Kian & Kaelen accepted for him!
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- Chelsea Shanks is honored as a Torch Team Hero by Brody & Blake.
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- Katherine and her friend Parker honored her dad, Blaine Minton as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Toddy Tracy is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his daughter Abby & her friend Ashlyn. She accepted for her dad.
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- Braxton and his friend Wyatt honored his grandad, John Phillip Coker as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Kianna & Layla honored their classmate, Ethan as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Dr. Kenneth Bruce is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Aiden and his friend Gray.
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- Kendall & his friend Noah honored his dad, Courtney Pullum as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Morgan Fuller is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son Cooper & his friend Tyler.
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- Kaden & his friend Mason honored his dad(in the picture he is proudly pointing!) Kevin Shaw as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Kaden & Mason honored Alister Johnson as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Lane & his friend Takias honored his grandad, J.T. Mitchell as their Torch Team Hero.
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- Cliff Dyson is honored as a Torch Team Hero by his son, Owen & his friend Brayden.
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- These students lead everyone in our tour anthem!
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- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
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- U.S.A.!
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- This Torch Team Hero is joining in on the tour anthem fun!
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- Thompson Intermediate Torch Team Heroes and the students that honored them!
